Woman claiming to be BJD MLA’s wife reaches his doorsteps

Angul: Trouble returned for Talcher MLA Brajakishore Pradhan after the woman who has been claiming to be his wife landed at the legislators’ village today creating ruckus and demanding to stay with him in his house.

Soon the police arrived and rescued the woman brought her to the police station. “My husband is Brajakishore Pradhan who is the MLA of Talcher. I want to stay in his house. I have undergone abortion twice and I cannot even have a baby anymore. What respect I have now? Hence, I will stay with him at his house,” said the woman.

“When the woman arrived, some people prevented her. Anticipating a law and order situation, we rescued the woman from there,” said Talcher SDPO, Hemant Kumar Panda.

After the woman complained of unease, she was taken to the Talcher sub-divisional hospital and was released subsequently.

The woman has come out in the open multiple times claiming to be the wife of the MLA. She has also registered a case with the Bhubaneswar Mahila Police. However, the MLA has repeatedly refuted her claims.

According to the woman, prior to coming in search of his husband’s house she had moved the National Human Rights Commission.